Cell element (Paragraph Section) ('Visio XML')

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Office 365 | Visio 2013

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Element information
Definition
Elements and attributes
Remarks

Specifies a paragraph formatting attribute for the shape’s text, such as indents, line spacing, bullets, or horizontal alignment of paragraphs.

Element information

Element type	Cell_Type
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/visio/2012/main
Schema file	VisioSchema15.xsd
Document parts	document.xml, master#.xml, page#.xml

Definition

XML

< xs:element name="Cell" type="Cell_Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" >
</xs:element >

Elements and attributes

If the schema defines specific requirements, such as sequence, minOccurs, maxOccurs, and choice, see the definition section.

Parent elements

Element	Type	Description
Row element (Paragraph Section)	ParagraphRow_Type	Specifies a paragraph formatting attribute for the shape’s text, such as indents, line spacing, bullets, or horizontal alignment of paragraphs.

Child elements

Element	Type	Description
RefBy	RefBy_Type	Specifies a reference to a drawing page.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Possible values
E	xsd:string	optional	Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of E is the current value (an error message string); the value of the V attribute is the last valid value.	An error message string.
F	xsd:string	optional	Represents the element’s formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: ‘(some formula)’ if the formula exists locally No Formula if the formula is locally deleted or blocked Inh if the formula is inherited.	A formula.
N	xsd:string	required	Represents the name of the ShapeSheet cell.	The name of the ShapeSheet cell. See the Remarks section below.
U	xsd:string	optional	Represents a unit of measure The default is DL.	The units of the cell.
V	xsd:string	optional	Represents the value of the cell.	The value of the ShapeSheet cell.

The N attribute of this Cell element must be one of a limited set of values that correspond to ShapeSheet cells. Refer to the table below to determine the values of the N attribute that are permitted for this Cell element.

Value	Description	More information
Bullet	Determines the bullet style.	Bullet Cell (Paragraph Section)
BulletFont	Represents the number of the font used to format the text when a custom bullet string is specified and the value in the Bullet cell is non-zero.	BulletFont Cell (Paragraph Section)
BulletFontSize	Specifies the size of a bullet.	BulletSize Cell (Paragraph Section)
BulletStr	Allows you to create a custom bullet style.	BulletString Cell (Paragraph Section)
Flags	Indicates whether the text direction is left to right or right to left.	Flags Cell (Paragraph Section)
HorzAlign	Determines the horizontal alignment of text in the shape's text block.	HAlign Cell (Paragraph Section)
IndFirst	Represents the distance the first line of each paragraph in the shape's text block is indented from the left indent of the paragraph. This value is independent of the scale of the drawing. If the drawing is scaled, the first line indent remains the same.	IndFirst Cell (Paragraph Section)
IndLeft	Represents the distance all lines of text in a paragraph are indented from the left margin of the text block. This value is independent of the scale of the drawing. If the drawing is scaled, the left indent remains the same.	IndLeft Cell (Paragraph Section)
IndRight	Represents the distance all lines of text in a paragraph are indented from the right margin of the text block. This value is independent of the scale of the drawing. If the drawing is scaled, the right indent remains the same.	IndRight Cell (Paragraph Section)
SpAfter	Determines the amount of space inserted after each paragraph in the shape's text block, in addition to any space from the SpLine cell and, if it is the last paragraph in a text block, the BottomMargin cell.	SpAfter Cell (Paragraph Section)
SpBefore	Determines the amount of space inserted before each paragraph in the shape's text block, in addition to any space from the SpLine cell if it is the first paragraph in a text block, the TopMargin cell.	SpBefore Cell (Paragraph Section)
SpLine	Determines the distance between one line of text and the next, expressed as a percentage, where 100% is the height of a text line.	SpLine Cell (Paragraph Section)
TextPosAfterBullet	Represents the distance between the first line of the paragraph and the bullet.	TextPosAfterBullet Cell (Paragraph Section)